Saturday, August 24, 2024

Thursday, August 22, 2024

problem solving.........................


 Accessing the problem-solving power of your mind is not about pushing; it’s about stopping. Mental processes are at their most effective during times of stillness, but we’ve stopped giving ourselves that opportunity. Because we keep forcing our minds to process, we never give them space to think, and by doing so, we take away their ability to solve.

-as cut-and-pasted from here


Unfortunately.............................

 

There is something here, and time will tell what exactly that is.

-Tyler Cowen, from here


Figuring out the future..................................

 

.................................is difficult at best.


Sunday, August 18, 2024

Thank God..............................

 

Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.

-Frank Herbert, Dune


the generational circle of life...........................

 

...........this Boomer is rooting for the Millennials.


Fun with the language..................


Ostensibly, these “nuisance-protests” are carried out by distinct groups motivated by a particular cause, such as the environment, Palestine, trans-rights, or immigration. In reality, however, all are animated by the same, self-destructive ideology: neotoddlerism.

-as culled from here


Never bet against America.....................


..........................................says Warren Buffett

(ignore the mis-leading hype about a collapse)